The rust issue is on 95-00 Tacomas only. Toyota is extending the rust protection to 15 years from original sale date. See the article here:
Toyota deals with rust issue on 1995-2000 Tacomas | Automotive News Blog - Wide Open Throttle
I sold my '98 Taco (just like the one pictured in the article) a few months ago and it had zero rust on it, but then I live in a nice weather area.